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Daily HeadlinesJanuary 19, 2021

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UConn’s COVID Re-Entry Tests Successful

UConn’s multi-step COVID-19 testing process prevented the introduction of 76 positive cases into the student body as undergrads returned to residence halls last weekend for the spring semester. Read more.

Step-by-step illustration of how burying beetles find homes to start their family.

Beetles Reveal How to Hide the Body

A corpse is a home to the burying beetle, and UConn researchers are learning how this specialist critter keeps its home free of unwanted visitors. Read more.

UConn Puts Eight On List Of World’s Most Highly-Cited Researchers

Eight University of Connecticut faculty members have been named to a list of the world’s most highly-cited researchers. Read more.

UConn in the News

The Hartford Courant

UConn Professor of Business Analytics Wins $2.5 Million in DraftKings Fantasy Football Competition

Hearst Connecticut Media

He’s a Stamford UConn Professor. And He Just Won $2.5M in Fantasy Football Using Analytics.

The 74 Million

For the Second Time In Less Than Two Years, Miguel Cardona is Set to Prove Himself on a Much Larger Stage.

Journal Inquirer (Manchester, Conn.)

She Plans to Witness History: Ellington Teen Will Attend Biden’s Inauguration

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